IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE 2004-2005 General Catalog and Announcement of Courses Imperial Valley College welcomes you and wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your decision to accept the challenge of further education. This catalog is your guide to and through this college and the many educational programs which it offers. In it you will find the information which you must have to succeed. In it also are those rules and regulations which govern not only the college, but you, the student, as well. It is your obligation to become thoroughly familiar with its contents. It has been prepared with your success in mind! IMPERIAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT P.O. BOX 158 380 E. Aten Road Imperial, CA 92251-0158 Phone (760) 352-8320 www.imperial.edu IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE GENERAL CATALOG 2004-2005 IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE ACCREDITED by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges 10 Commercial Boulevard, Ste. 204 Novato, CA 94949 (415) 506- 0234 an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education American Welding Society California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators California Board of Registered Nursing California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Examiners Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training California State Department of Education National Academy of Early Childhood Programs A MEMBER of Association of California Community College Administrators Association of Community College Trustees California Association of Community Colleges California Community Colleges Academic Senate Community College League of California Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Imperial County School Boards’ Association International Consortium for Educational and Economic Development San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association APPROVED for The Veterans Administration 3 IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE GENERAL CATALOG 2004-2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS PERSONNEL Welcome .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Board of Trustees .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Administration, Instructional Divisions ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 148 COLLEGE CALENDAR .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 GENERAL INFORMATION History of IVC........................................................................................................................................................................ 10-12 Mission .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Academic Freedom Statement .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Types of Courses and Programs ........................................................................................................................................... 12-16 High School Students ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Administration of Justice ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Disabled Student Programs and Services .................................................................................................................................. 13 Exercise Science, Wellness, and Sport, Extended Campus ...................................................................................................... 13 Preschool....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Nursing ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14-15 P.O.S.T., Vocational Nursing....................................................................................................................................................... 17 Degrees, Scholastic Honors ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Financial Assistance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Parking Permit, Accreditation, Counseling ............................................................................................................................... 18 Learning and Tutoring Services ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Workforce Development Center ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Assessment, Matriculation Process ............................................................................................................................................ 19 REGULATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Admission, Transcripts, Foreign Transcripts ............................................................................................................................ 19 Family Education Rights & Privacy Act ............................................................................................................................. 19-20 Affirmative Action Policy, Nondiscrimination Policy............................................................................................................... 20 Residence Requirements ....................................................................................................................................................... 20-21 Enrollment Limitations ............................................................................................................................................................... 21 Short Term Classes, Changes in Class Schedules .................................................................................................................... 22 Scholarship Grading System ................................................................................................................................................ 22-24 Semester Grade Report, Cheating & Plagiarism/Student Conduct, Standards of Student Conduct............................. 24-25 Student Complaint Policy ..................................................................................................................................................... 25-27 Campus Regulations, Academic Probation ............................................................................................................................... 27 Provisional Status, Petition and Hearing Process ..................................................................................................................... 27 Attendance and Automatic Withdrawals ............................................................................................................................ 27-28 Voluntary Withdrawal ................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Academic Dismissal ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Eligibility and Certification of Veteran Student Applicants .............................................................................................. 28-29 Changes in the Catalog ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 30-32 CREDIT FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND EXTENSION COURSES ..................................................................................... 32 TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................................